FIGURE 5.22 Photo Essay: Urbanization in Russia and the Post-Soviet States An uneven pattern of urbanization is developing in this region. In several countries, the largest cities are growing rapidly, as they are centers of new development and globalization. Meanwhile, in Russia and elsewhere, many cities are shrinking as the overall population declines. 5.22a Courtesy Dmitry Mordvintsev/E+/Getty Images, 5.22b Courtesy Ekaterina Nosenko/Flickr/Getty Images, 5.22c Courtesy Michael Runkel/Robert Harding World Imagery/Getty Images